# Feedgrain Focus: Sorghum withers as WA grain feeds five ports - Grain Central

> ABARES estimated Queensland and New South Wales sorghum production at 1.3 million tonnes, down from about 2.2 million expected at planting after a hot, dry January and early February. Feedgrain values drifted lower as Western Australian grain arrived at several ports and world prices weakened.

- Date: 2019-02-20 · published 2019-02-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60659-feedgrain-focus-sorghum-withers-as-wa-grain-feeds-five-ports-grain-central
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

A sharply smaller eastern sorghum crop would normally support local feed prices, but imported and western grain is capping values, so the net price pressure is mixed.

## Read by commodity

- BARLEY: neutral
- SORGHUM: neutral

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/markets/feedgrain-focus-sorghum-withers-as-wa-grain-feeds-five-ports/

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